The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $768,014 Project Grant under CFDA 93.600 (Head Start) to the South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tennessee. The award, with a period of performance from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026, will fund comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family support services through the organization's Head Start and Early Head Start programs. These...
This federal Project Grant award of $13,308,208 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600 - Head Start) supports South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Tennessee, to provide comprehensive early childhood education and family support services through its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The grant funding will enable South Central Human Resource Agency, Inc. to deliver educational,...
This $14,991,340.00 Maternal and Child Health Services Project Grant award, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under CFDA program 93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States, will support a range of maternal and child health services across Tennessee from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The Tennessee Department of Health, the primary grantee, will use the funding to develop and coordinate systems of care for vulnerable...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Human Services a $318.5 million Formula Grant under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The funding supports child care services and early childhood education programs throughout Tennessee. As the designated state agency, Tennessee Department of...
This $223,416 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.071 - Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program) supports outreach, education, and application assistance to help Medicare beneficiaries, especially those with limited incomes, access preventive, wellness, and healthcare benefits. The primary grantee, the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, will coordinate with sub-grantees including the Upper Cumberland...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 project grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Cherokee Health Systems, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Knoxville, Tennessee. The grant will fund the expansion of clinical service hours at 19 sites, including 16 additional hours at a mobile clinic and 90 additional hours across 18 school-based clinics. This will improve access to integrated primary care and behavioral health...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,312,083 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). This funding supports the Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency, Inc., a non-profit organization in Tennessee, in delivering comprehensive early childhood education and development services to low-income children and their families. The Head Start program aims to promote school readiness by enhancing...
This federal Block Grant award, with ID 2501TNCCDY, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The $5,639,193.00 award, with a performance period from December 2024 to September 2028, will be used by the Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) to deliver a range of child care services and support programs across the state. The key products and services...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is provided under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) (CFDA 93.324). The $1,523,814 award to the Tennessee Commission On Aging And Disability supports the delivery of one-on-one assistance, counseling, and education to help Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers make informed decisions about their healthcare coverage and benefits. The Tennessee Commission On Aging And...
The Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Fiscal Services, received a $121,593 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Grants for New and Expanded Services Under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.527). This grant will support the department's efforts to deliver comprehensive primary healthcare services, including medical, dental, behavioral health, and enabling services, to...
STRUCTURED EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SEEDCO) CONNECTING WEST TENNESSEE KIDS TO COVERAGE - SEEDCO, A NATIONAL NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN 1987 THAT HAS BEEN ROOTED IN TENNESSEE SINCE 2004, PROPOSES TO IDENTIFY, EDUCATE, ENROLL AND RENEW A TOTAL OF 4,750 ELIGIBLE WEST TN RESIDENTS - 2,800 CHILDREN, 1,200 PARENTS AND 750 PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS - INTO MEDICAID AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) UNDER THE HEALTHY KIDS 2022 OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. SEEDCO'S CONNECTING WEST TENNESSEE KIDS TO COVERAGE (CWTKC) IS A $1,494,525 THREE-YEAR PROGRAM TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION OF TENNESSEE CHILDREN IN MEDICAID AND CHIP. SEEDCO WILL EXPAND ITS TARGET SERVICE AREA FROM THE 2019 FUNDING CYCLE TO INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL RURAL COUNTIES OF HAYWOOD AND FAYETTE COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE. THESE TWO RURAL COUNTIES WILL BE SERVED IN ADDITION TO SHELBY COUNTY (THE LARGEST COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE) AND TIPTON COUNTIES. THESE CONTIGUOUS REGIONS WITH AN ESTIMATED 40,000 UNINSURED CHILDREN, WILL RECEIVE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE VIA THE PROPOSED PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED SERVICE REGION SPANS NEARLY 1,800 SQUARE MILES AND IS HOME TO MORE THAN 40,000 UNINSURED CHILDREN; THIS IS MORE THAN TWICE THE LEVEL OF UNINSURED CHILDREN IN 2019. SEEDCO WILL BE THE LEAD AGENCY OF THE COLLABORATIVE, CONTINUING WITH EXISTING CWTKC PARTNERS AND ADDING NEW PARTNERS BASED ON THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF COLLABORATION AND ENROLLMENT WORK. CWTKC WILL TARGET SUBGROUPS OF TN CHILDREN THAT EXPERIENCE LOWER-THAN-AVERAGE HEALTH COVERAGE RATES, WITH A FOCUS ON A) CHILDREN OF YOUNG PARENTS AGES 18-24, B) LATINO CHILDREN, C) CHILDREN LIVING IN RURAL AREAS, AND D) PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS. TENNCARE, THE STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHIP AND MEDICAID, HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THE EXISTING DATA SHARING AGREEMENT WITH SEEDCO TO VERIFY ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION DATA. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED PRIMARILY BY AN ENROLLMENT ASSISTER TEAM AND A FULL-TIME PROJECT DIRECTOR, WITH SUPERVISION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SEEDCO'S MID-SOUTH REGION AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT FROM THE SEEDCO MANAGEMENT TEAM. TENNCARE, THE STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEDICAID AND CHIP PROGRAMS, CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE, A DATA SHARING AGREEMENT TO VERIFY SEEDCO'S ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION DATA ON THE INDIVIDUALS ASSISTED UNDER THIS INITIATIVE. TENNCARE HAS INDICATED A CONTINUED/UPDATED DATA USER AGREEMENT FOR ONGOING ACTIVITIES. SEEDCO WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND REACH THE ELIGIBLE UNINSURED CHILDREN IN ITS TARGET AREA: MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS (THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WEST TENNESSEE); TIPTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.; CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TN (HAYWOOD COUNTY); THE CITY OF COVINGTON, TN (TIPTON COUNTY) AND THE JACKSON/MADISON REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.